Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.

I have a great need for affection from an audience. I don't know whether this is because I had such a tough life when I was a child.

This is where you see the truth of entertainment, because it is not edited. You see it on stage as it is happening. Even if we fall down or forget our words, it's a part of live entertainment.

Eartha Mae is very shy. She's scared to be seen, scared of rejection and even afraid of affection. Relationships can be rather uncomfortable for her. But, as Eartha Kitt, it's fine. I can accept and reject any time I want to. Do I ever reject? Not really. Although people think I do!

I am a mother and I know the feeling of having a baby come out of my gut.

Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty.